INDIANAPOLIS -
There is a crackdown on speeding on a downtown Indianapolis street, but some believe it's only a temporary solution.
No matter the time of day, police say the one-way streets are an invitation to drivers to break the 35 mile per hour speed limit. One area being targeted is Central Avenue, from 22nd Street south.
"It's like the 500 sometimes," said Greg Sansing, who owns a body shop on the busy stretch of road. "People fly through here."
IMPD Officer Steve Scott has written the tickets this week to prove it.
"It's just ongoing. Non-stop speeders through here all day," Scott said.
Eyewitness News captured Scott pulling over a driver for speeding. It was his tenth stop of the day.
"The fastest today was 59, but I think its been a little faster earlier in the week," Scott said of the drivers going over the speed limit.
Central Avenue has only been part of the speeding concern. Ask any of the families living downtown on another one-way street, like Delaware Street, and they have had the same story.
"It's scary for us as parents to have the kids and worry that they could get out into the street," said mother Laura Rice, who lives in between Delaware and Central.
That's why, when Rice and her little ones go for a walk, they've learned to stay away from the busier streets like Central and Delaware.
"The speeds, you know, get really high into the...I would say the 50s. I'm sure faster sometimes," said Rice.
"I've had people, you know, almost ram into the back of me because they think that everyone's moving down Delaware," added Shara Senior, who has lived on Delaware for more than a year.
She said she sometimes has a difficult time parking in front of her home because traffic is going so fast.
"If need be, I will move to Delaware," Scott said of his enforcement efforts. "Just trying to get 'em slowed down."
He's committed to enforcing the 35 mile per hour speed limit he has clocked drivers ignoring everyday, putting people and families in the area at risk.
Residents say many cars speed down one-way streets near downtown.
IMPD officers are increasing patrols to stop the speeders.
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